I got out for a couple trips early this week targeting Sheepshead and Redfish in some deep holes surrounded by shallow flats. The water was so low I had to drag the Hotrod through barely ankle deep water in a few spots to get to my fishing hole.
As you can see from the first picture, I scored a small Redfish on my fly rod. My first actually. It was a little on the small side, but still it pulled a lot better than the dink trout I have been catching on it. I am looking forward to spring and summer when I can go out on the flats and catch some big Redfish and Snook on the fly rod in the areas where I had my success with last year.
I really haven't been out much since the boat wreck the day after Christmas, and I still haven't received any money from the insurance company. I do know how much I am going to get though I just need to find and buy a new trailer before I tell them to come and pick mine up and then they will pay me.
I'm looking at taking the insurance money and possibly selling the Hotrod and getting a new boat that will be large enough to take two anglers fishing instead of just one. I hope I don't regret that decision. The Hotrod is so easy to maintain and inexpensive to operate and I had no problem pleasing almost every angler I have taken fishing on it so far. I guess I need to weigh all the advantages against the disadvantages and compare that against a different boat.
I think I will probably keep the Hotrod for a while longer and see how it works out. God forbid I get a different boat and have to think up a new name for my blog...
On a related note. I finally got around to getting my American Red Cross First Aid and Adult, Child and Infant CPR certification, the last step I needed to get my USCG Captains License. Now I just need to get my package together and submit it and wait for it to come back from the Coast Guard and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Then I will be ready to get into business.
Thanks for reading, and I look forward to your comments and suggestions.
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